On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan

On the rediscovery of Helen Hagan

We are thrilled by this excellent article in the Washington Post about tonights revival (premiere of the new orchestration) of Helen Hagan’s Piano Concerto.  The concert will livestream here on the website of the Yale School of Music https://music.yale.edu/live...
Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition

Beach work Premiered in WPA Edition

By Liane Curtis Our new edition of Amy Beach’s concert aria “Jephthah’s Daughter” was premiered last week.  The edition is part of our project to make high-quality, engraved critical editions available for ALL of Beach’s music.  We knew that “Jephthah’s Daughter” was...
Miriam Gideon’s “Fortunato” Premiered

Miriam Gideon’s “Fortunato” Premiered

We were thrilled to hear the stream of Miriam Gideon’s 1958 chamber opera, Fortunato, last week. This was the world premiere of this work, which Gideon apparently wrote hoping that it would be performed by the NBC Opera Theatre.  She composed it in three acts,...
Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

Fanny Hensel at the Ballet

“Fanny for ballet!!” read the text message. I blinked and did a double-take at the accompanying photo. Indeed, selections of Fanny Hensel’s “Das Jahr” — The Year — a cycle of piano pieces composed in 1841, were the music for a...
Celebrating New Music and Marin Alsop at Cabrillo

Celebrating New Music and Marin Alsop at Cabrillo

The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music begins on July 31.  This annual event is always worth anticipating and hugely rewarding – but this year is particularly special as it is Marin Alsop’s last at the helm.  Alsop is stepping down after 25 years as...